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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Gas ranges or ovens |
BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX, TRYING TO LIGHT CANDLE ON OPEN STOVE FLAME NO FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
MOVING A CANDLE, ACC SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO HAND >> BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
LAC HAND; SCRAPI NG WAX ON CANDLE WITH KNIFE & SLIPPED CUTTING HAND/FIN GERS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
DX 2CM RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT SHATTERED AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
TRIED TO PICK UP CANDLE AND BURNED HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products |
HAD SCENTED CANDLE BURNING AND REACHED NEAR IT WHILE HOLDING A NAPKIN A ND IT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HAND,NO FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PATIENT BURNT LEFT HAND WITH HOT CANDLE WAX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PT BURNED HAND WITH HOT CANDLE WAX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
BURNED HAND WITH HOT WAX HAND BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
MELTING PARAFIN WAX, BURNT HAND WITH WAXDX 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE THIS P.M. DX-BURNED HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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